I spend most of my time crashed out on my couches.
I barely have the energy to walk for 10 minutes.
It constantly feels as I’m sleeping while being awake.
I noticed that it has gotten worse since raising my Depakote dose.
I’m going to tell her to lower my risperidone and Depakote doses.
I can’t live like this.
Meds are not everything you have to move to exercise you get tired becouse of bad lifestyle
Have you checked your vitamins and minerals? Just a thought. 
Might be more than just the meds.
I take a multivitamin everyday and have been eating healthier.
My fatigue has nothing to do with my lifestyle choices.
The med combo is way too sedating.
I will be talking to her about solutions.
I’m decreasing my dose tomorrow because I don’t have any symptoms. I hope it makes me feel less tired in the morning.
Yeah that’s my aim too @anon9798425.
Good luck!
I’m exhausted right now. Can’t wait to get home from work to lay down.
I can relate. 30 mg of Haldol knocks me on my butt. My pdoc and I have already tried reducing it but even 25 mg brings back frequent breakthrough symptoms, so I’m stuck. Hopefully you can successfully lower your doses!
On risperidone i was feeling as if living a constant bad dream. Heavy breathing and fast heart rate and light head and dizziness etc. Switching to Abilify took care of that.
The only side effect I can still blame on abilify is some degree of metabolic syndrome (extra pounds).
I remember getting the munchies on abilify… Now i’m on Haldol with no side effects.
I’m afraid of getting breakthrough symptoms also if I reduce my med dose.
But I cannot continue to live my life as a zombie either.
yes it really sounds like a med problem. High doses of anti psychotics will do that to you.
Hope you get it figured out… You can’t live sleeping all the time.
I slept all day (9 am to 9 pm) and I’m still about to pass out at work.
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